McShane Awarded Cantera Residences

McShane Construction Company selected for 364-unit luxury apartment complex in Warrenville, Illinois

McShane Awarded Cantera Residences

Jeffrey A. Raday, PE, President of McShane Construction Company, is pleased to announce that Interforum Holdings has selected the firm to complete a new luxury rental community called Cantera Residences. The 364-unit complex will be constructed on 18 acres in Warrenville, Illinois.

The four-story development features a design requiring the residential component to be constructed around a central core parking garage. This strategic configuration provides added convenience for residents allowing them to live and park on the same level. Furthermore, it eliminates the visibility of the parking structure to showcase the elegant exterior design that will utilize a mix of fiber cement panels, lap siding and brick veneer.

The property will consist of 201 one-bedroom, 153 two-bedroom and 10 three-bedroom units. Each unit will be complete with high-end features such as granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, in-unit washers and dryers, walk-in closets and a private balcony or patio. In addition, there will be 386 covered parking spaces in the garage and 342 spaces of surface lot parking.

Furthermore, residents will have access to an array of best-in-class amenities including a health club, yoga studio, business center, outdoor swimming pool, outdoor bbq and dining area and dog washing station. On-site management and concierge services will also be available.

“McShane Construction is looking forward to building this luxury multi-family project for Interforum Holdings,” remarked Raday. “There is growing demand for Class A rental properties in Warrenville and throughout DuPage County, and I’m confident that our firm’s past experience with Interforum Holdings will contribute towards the successful completion of this premier suburban development.”

Construction will be done in phases with the entire development completed in late 2020.

Sitework for the project including sidewalks, landscaping and the completion of two amenity-rich interior courtyards will be completed by McShane. Baranyk Associates, LTD. is providing architectural services.

Pacific Distribution Center Delivered in NorCal

McShane Construction Company is pleased to announce the completion of Pacific Distribution Center in Patterson, California.

The center is strategically placed at the southwest corner of Baldwin Road and Keystone Boulevard and covers 34.5 acres of land. The distribution center is designed to accommodate between one and four companies that need warehouse and distribution space. It is located in a business-friendly community with easy access to the I-580 Freeway via I-5 and proximity to ports and consumer markets.

Pacific Distribution Center is a cross-dock concrete tiltwall facility featuring a 36′ clear height, 60′ x 56′ bay spacing, 112 dock doors, four drive-in doors, an ESFR sprinkler system, 7″ reinforced concrete floors and a wood deck roof that includes 224 skylights. The 712,130-square-foot center could employ more than 250 workers.

McShane was also responsible for site improvements including parking for 356 vehicles, 250 trailer parking stalls, a traffic lane on Park Center Drive and a city sidewalk on Keystone Boulevard.

“When it comes to the success of distribution centers, location matters,” remarked Jeffrey A. Raday, PE, President of McShane Construction. “Pacific Distribution center is located in the bay area, just an hour east of San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland. Because of this location, we expect to see this facility thrive, just like many of the other centers in the business park.”

McShane completed the Pacific Distribution Center on behalf of an ownership joint venture between Keystone Corporation and WPT Capital Partners. HPA Inc. was the project architect for this design-build assignment.

Clybourn 1200 Receives ULI Jack Kemp Excellence Award

Urban Land Institute’s Jack Kemp Excellence in Affordable and Workforce Housing Awards recognize exemplary developments that help to create mixed-income communities of opportunity. One of five 2018 winners nationally, Clybourn 1200 is a prime example of this type of development. The mixed-income residence captures the demand of commercial space and market rate units while preserving affordable units. Developed on the former site of the Cabrini Green public housing development, Clybourn 1200 demonstrates the ongoing transformation of the surrounding area.

Heartis Village of Orland Park Completion

Jeffrey A. Raday, PE, President of McShane Construction Company, announced that the firm has completed its second assisted living and memory care residence for Caddis Partners. Heartis Village of Orland Park is a 97-unit facility located on a three-acre parcel at 7420 West 159th Street in Orland Park, Illinois.

Heartis Village is comprised of a single-story memory care wing and a three-story assisted living wing that totals 89,950 gross square feet. The residence features 73 assisted living apartment units and 24 memory care units.

The property offers excellent amenities under the Heartis brand including large secured courtyards, outdoor walking paths, game and activity rooms, a beauty and barber shop and relaxing common areas.

“Completing our second assignment for Caddis Partners has been a rewarding journey,” remarked Raday. “Our goal was to provide the residents at Heartis Village of Orland Park with a first-class property that they could call home. After months of construction and collaboration, we are proud to have achieved the goals of another senior living client.”

Texas-based Katus was the architect of record.

Senior Residences at Mercy Park Completed

McShane Construction Company has recently completed comprehensive construction services for Senior Residences at Mercy Park. It includes 79 units and is an affordable independent living residence for low income seniors (62+) located on a 1.6-acre site at 5124 Peachtree Road in Chamblee, Georgia, in close proximity to Mercy Care North medical clinic.

The four-story multi-family development features wood frame construction and includes approximately 4,000 square feet of amenity space encompassing property management, resident services, a fitness center, computer center, sitting rooms and several outdoor seating areas, including a rooftop terrace. The property features 57 one- and 22 two-bedroom units.

Senior Residences at Mercy Park was designed and constructed to meet LEED for Homes Certification and incorporates numerous environmentally-friendly features. The exterior employs a contemporary design utilizing masonry, fiber cement siding and modern window lines.

McShane provided all sitework for the assignment including pavement of the 56-car surface parking lot, landscape and hardscape.

“This project has been an exciting one to be a part of,” remarked Scott Hoppa, Senior Vice President at McShane Construction. “We are proud of the partnership we have with Mercy Housing and have enjoyed our time constructing this project to bring comfortable, safe and quality living options to life for seniors in need within the community of Chamblee.”

Smith Dalia Architects was the architect of record.

Last Mile Logistics Center I-55 Breaks Ground

McShane Construction Company has officially broken ground on Last Mile Logistics Center I-55. The logistics center will be located at the intersection of 51st Street and St. Louis Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. A ceremony was recently held at the project site where Jim McShane spoke about the upcoming project.

Last Mile Logistics Center I-55 will be a 316,550-square-foot, state-of-the-art speculative facility situated on 19.6 acres of land and offers a Class 6b tax incentive. The building will feature a 36′ clear height, 55 truck doors, 71 trailer stalls and 50′ x 52′ bays. Divisible to 50,000-square-foot, the facility offers logistical advantages with its close proximity to I-55 and the CTA Orange Line within the South City submarket.

Construction is being completed on a fast-track schedule with a six month target date.

2018 ULI Chicago Vision Award

Recognizing the full development process, the ULI Vision Awards define the standard for real estate development in the Chicagoland area. As a proud recipient of the 2018 ULI Chicago Vision Award for Innovative & Replicable Re-Use, Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep was previously using a deteriorated facility that no longer met the basic needs of its students. So they looked toward their neighbor, an abandoned big box store, to become their new home. Combating the challenges of their previous space as well as the difficult conditions of the neighborhood, they needed a building that would enhance the school’s culture of high academic expectations and be as progressive as their innovative corporate work study program.

This adaptive reuse project required extensive interior and exterior changes and innovative solutions to create an impactful transformation at a low construction cost. Analyzing the existing building, the design/build team identified aspects that could be enhanced or manipulated to provide an advantage to an educational institution.

Learn more about Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep

Phoenix Multi-Family Market Running on All Cylinders

As the multi-family market sector approaches its peak, concerns of oversupply have risen across many major urban core areas throughout the United States. Construction deliveries are beginning to decelerate nationwide. Here in Phoenix, we are still in the growth phase.

Historically, Phoenix hasn’t always followed the same economic path as other large metros across the U.S. and in the current regional climate, job growth is strong. More companies are relocating to Phoenix due to its favorable business conditions, increasing the demand for skilled graduates from local universities – which are all growing at rapid rates. Coupled with the unprecedented rate immigration to Arizona, many opportunities within the multi-family sector are presenting themselves.

MARKET RATE APARTMENTS
Experts point to a strong market for multi-family development in the near term, a runway that could continue for the next three to five years. Demographics indicate that the Phoenix market needs 150,000 more rental units by 2032, a pace of 15,000 per year. Current pace is approximately 6,000 units per year, which points to a significant opportunity in this market sector. With a large millennial population that is focused on renting, developers are continuing to move forward on projects in key target areas across the metro.

SENIOR LIVING
Senior living communities are popping up all over the state right now. The Valley, Prescott, Flagstaff, Sedona, Tucson and Yuma all have developments underway or in planning with the majority of projects following the continuing care approach of independent, assisted living and memory care. With 10,000 baby boomers turning 65 each day, the market should be robust for years to come. Surprisingly, with the elevated demand for age-restricted independent living across the country, there has been limited development for 55+ apartment complexes in Arizona. There is a lot of sentiment that this market segment, a bridge between home ownership and senior living, will be the next focus area for development in the Valley.

STUDENT HOUSING
Currently, there are over 10 tower cranes in Tempe near the ASU campus. Total enrollment at ASU has increased from 76,000 in 2013 to 103,500 in 2017, a 35% gain in just four years. A similar boom is happening in Flagstaff near Northern Arizona University with multiple student housing projects under development. The pace of development and construction has not kept up with the enrollment increases, and a contributing factor to continued growth is the under-utilization of older apartment stock – the two-story ‘motel’ style apartment complexes are aging, and the attractive returns that can be made by redeveloping these parcels makes them prime candidates for acquisition.

While many signs are positive in terms of growth, we are also faced with challenges affecting the rate of multi-family development and construction throughout Arizona. High land prices, shortage of skilled labor in building trades, escalating material prices and conservative construction financing are impeding development from reaching its full potential.

McShane Construction Company is one of the leading multi-family general contractors in the nation and is diversified across this product type with 20 years of experience in market rate apartments, senior living, student housing and LIHTC and HUD financed projects. We will continue to leverage our expertise and look forward to growth opportunities throughout the region in 2018.

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2018 Merit Award Winner – Industrial

Trumpf Smart Factory was named the Merit Award winner in the Industrial category by the Chicago Building Congress. The state-of-the-art manufacturing and showroom build-to-suit was designed and constructed to be at the forefront of integrated automation, material and information flow utilizing machine tools. The facility provides visually-stunning industrial design featuring large expanses of glass with a corten steel and charred Douglas fir facade and a custom fabricated 150′ clear span truss system that eliminates the need for building columns, clearing the way for unobstructed views of the production floor.

Learn more about Trumpf Smart Factory

2018 Merit Award Winner – Renovation

Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep was honored with the Merit Award in the Renovation and Adaptive Reuse Under $10 Million category by the Chicago Building Congress. The project required the comprehensive transformation of an abandoned big box retail store into a contemporary educational facility serving over 400 students. The former building structure had no identity and no physical or emotional connection to the community. The project team’s challenge was to break down those barriers and develop an innovative design that would inspire the students, faculty, administration and community, while meeting the limited budget.

Learn more about Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep

High-Rise Award in Clearwater, Florida

Scott J. Hoppa, Senior Vice President of McShane Construction Company’s Southeast Region, is pleased to announce the award of the new 134-unit Apex 1100 luxury multi-family residence for well-respected client, GSP Development. The project is underway on a 2.1-acre site at 1100 Cleveland Street in downtown Clearwater, Florida.

Originally constructed as an office tower in the 1970s and vacant since 2009, the 15-story cast-in-place concrete structure is being redeveloped into 134 high-end apartment residences featuring an array of best-in-class amenities and a two-story structured parking deck accommodating 202 vehicles.

Apex 1100 will feature a stucco exterior on the tower and surrounding two-story storefront structures, which will include 4,300 square feet of retail space available for lease. Apartment units will consist of two-story townhomes in addition to single-story residential floor plans.

The redevelopment will include several amenities including a resort-style pool and deck, outdoor kitchen area, private dining and club room, state-of-the-art fitness center, golf simulator, bike storage and dog washing station, among many others.

“We are thrilled to be selected to help bring this redevelopment to fruition,” remarked Hoppa. “McShane’s extensive experience in the multi-family sector, specifically with adaptive reuse and rehabilitation projects, coupled with our great working relationship with the development team, will facilitate the successful delivery of this sizable mixed-use development.”

Architectural services for Apex 1100 are being provided by Kimmich & Smith Architects.

Rendering courtesy of Kimmich & Smith Architects.

MCC Southwest Growth

Jim Kurtzman, Senior Vice President of McShane Construction Company’s Southwest Region, is recently announced that the Phoenix office is growing with the addition of two experienced veterans to the team.

Elaine McLean is the newest Senior Project Manager to join McShane’s Phoenix office. She comes to the company with 16 years of professional experience within the development, design/build and general construction industry. Her responsibilities include managing McShane’s construction assignments within the multi-family market sector. In her role, she will administer and monitor various processes and documents pertaining to each assignment including scheduling, cost reporting and estimating. Elaine’s expertise will help expand on McShane’s existing housing portfolio including multi-family, senior living, student housing and hotels. She received her Masters of Environmental Planning from Arizona State University.

Brett Gonsowski joins McShane as a Superintendent. He provides experience in producing and contributing to project take-offs, estimating, budgeting, contracting, purchasing and invoicing. Brett’s professional and detailed approach to managing projects’ on-site operations maximizes manpower and efficiencies, all while enhancing quality and safety. He has an extensive background in building a wide variety of housing projects. Brett received his Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology and Construction Management from Western Illinois University and received his Construction Management Certification from Northern Illinois University.

“We are excited to continue growing the Phoenix office with new talent. Each person brings a different set of skills and we know that McShane will continue to develop in the Southwest Region,” stated Kurtzman. Both new hires each have over 16 years of experience in the construction industry. Elaine and Brett are both members of the Associated General Contractors of America and the U.S. Green Building Council.